Reasons to Engage with USC Stevens
Thriving Research Enterprise in a Vibrant Innovation Ecosystem
USC is one of the world’s leading private research universities with more than $909 million in annual research expenditures in 2019. The university is ideally situated in the heart of a diverse, vibrant, innovative region.
Solution Oriented, Win-Win Approach
We bring an innovative mindset to deepening and strengthening our relationships with industry partners and take a solution-oriented, win-win approach to our interactions.
Experienced, Insightful Team of Technology Licensing Pros
Our senior management team has extensive experience in both the private sector and academic/research institutions. They lead a talented team with broad expertise across a number of disciplines.
Featured Technologies
Researchers Invent New AI Tool to Automate Detection of Cancer in Blood Samples
When cancer spreads, tiny amounts of cells can break away from tumors and circulate in the bloodstream. A liquid biopsy is a means to detect the presence of cancer by detecting these cancer cells
USC Researchers Win $8 million NIH Grant to Pursue Novel Alzheimer’s Drug
By focusing on a trigger of brain inflammation, scientists are in pursuit of a new drug therapy and now understand why some with a key risk factor for the disease develop dementia. Backed by the
Like the Piano Tuners of Quantum Computers
A startup co-founded by Daniel Lidar, a pioneer in quantum computing, is producing software to unlock quantum’s considerable potential. As a physics Ph.D. student at Hebrew University in Israel in the ’90s, Daniel Lidar met a fellow graduate
Success Stories
Researchers Invent New AI Tool to Automate Detection of Cancer in Blood Samples
When cancer spreads, tiny amounts of cells can break away from tumors and circulate in the bloodstream. A liquid biopsy is a means to detect the presence of cancer by detecting these cancer cells
USC Researchers Win $8 million NIH Grant to Pursue Novel Alzheimer’s Drug
By focusing on a trigger of brain inflammation, scientists are in pursuit of a new drug therapy and now understand why some with a key risk factor for the disease develop dementia. Backed by the
USC Researchers Develop Low-Cost Blood Test for Early Alzheimer’s Detection
Researchers from the Keck School of Medicine of USC have developed a blood test that can identify early signs of Alzheimer’s disease by measuring proteins linked to the condition. The new test, known as Penta-Plex